Man Injured While Working On Busway

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May 15, 2013|By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com, The Hartford Courant

HARTFORD — A construction worker was injured Wednesday morning when he fell about 10 feet and hit his head, fire officials said.

The man was working on the Hartford-New Britain busway, which is known officially as CTfastrak. The accident happened about 7 a.m. near the entrance ramp from Asylum Street to westbound I-84, fire officials said.

The fire department and an ambulance were delayed in reaching the man because the construction workers did not give a good description of where they were working, officials said.

Fire officials declined to describe the severity of the man's injuries. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration was called in to investigate.